Schedule of State Report Sections
Date
Assigned
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Due
Date
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Sections/Assignment
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Jan
6
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In
class
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Determine
state
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Jan 6 - 10
*optional
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In class
www.2chambers.com
|
Letter to State, written and mailed
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Jan
13
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Jan
21
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State
Facts
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Jan 21
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Jan
27
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License Plate
Famous People
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Jan 27
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Feb
3
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Map
State Flag |
Feb 3
|
Feb 12
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Historical Timeline
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Feb
12
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Feb
24
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Population Graph
State Coin
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Feb
24
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Mar
3
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Pick one from the selection given:
Travel Brochure,
Recipes Sports
Weather/Climate
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Mar
3
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Mar 6th
2:00-3:00
|
In Class State Fair
Set up begins at 1:30
(Parents are invited to attend)
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Mar
3
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Mar
10th - 14th
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In class presentations (around 5 minutes)
Reflection paper
Bibliography
|
Bibliography
A record of ALL
resources used for your project must be kept. You will give credit to the
authors of books and articles found online that you use while you research your
state. Below is the format for books and Internet articles--pay attention to
punctuation. Remember, your final draft of your bibliography needs to be in
alphabetical order.
Books:
Author Name (last name first). Title of book. City of
publication: Publisher, Date of
publication
Internet article:
"Name of article." Site Title. Date Published. <electronic address>
Reflection Paper
Write a short paragraph responding to each of the following
questions:
1) What were the most interesting things you learned about your
state?
2) Which project did you enjoy the most and why?
3) Which project did you have the hardest time with and why?
4) If you knew a friend going to visit your state what would
recommend for them to do?
Letter To
States (optional)
Write to your
state’s chamber of commerce and see what information you can receive through
the mail. Maybe general tourist information.
State Facts
Create a fact sheet
about your state. You will also use this information on the poster/backdrop you
create for the state fair. include the following information:
State Capitol
Current Governor
State bird
State animal
State flower
State stone
State motto
State song
Population
Major Cities
Major products
Major industries
High temperatures
Low temperatures
Average rainfall
License Plate
Every state has its own license plate
design. Find out what your state’s license plate looks like and draw it on a
blank piece of paper. If the state has multiple designs for their license
plates, you may choose one. Make sure it is drawn neatly and colored in with
colored pencils.
Flag
Draw (freehand) your state flag. Include the correct colors and turn this in on a neat blank piece of white paper. If there are very complex parts to your flag you may trace that part.
Flag
Draw (freehand) your state flag. Include the correct colors and turn this in on a neat blank piece of white paper. If there are very complex parts to your flag you may trace that part.
Famous People
History creates, tells, and remembers
stories about famous people. Who are the famous people that everyone in your
state remembers? Who do they hope to meet someday? Who would they recognize at
a moments notice?
Tell the story of 3 famous people from
your state. Each story needs to be one to two paragraphs. If possible, include
a copied picture of all 3 famous people.
Who are:
the famous leaders? the sports heroes? the
writers? the artists? the explorers?
the scientist? the movie stars? musicians?
or anyone famous you can find-for any
reason-include!
Famouspeople.com...offers information about
people from around the world.
Biography.com...choose a time period-see
what you can find.
www.almaz.com/nobel/...Scientists, authors,
and many other famous people can be found here.
Map
Welcome to the world of Cartography….or the
making of maps. People, also called cartographers, have been making maps for
thousands of years. Many mapmakers accompanied famous explorers or were
explorers themselves. Often mapmakers were proven wrong and their maps shown to
be incorrect with later explorations. Early maps showed the world as flat!
Imagine not knowing the world was round? Today, with country borders changing constantly
maps are constantly being remade and updated.
You will be drawing a map. Enjoy your exploration and mapmaking!!
Your map should
include:
*a border around your paper about one inch,
*your state drawn with surrounding states
or bodies of water labeled-but your state should take up the majority of the
paper,
*the capital and two other major cities,
*landforms (major rivers, lakes, mountain
ranges, etc),
*a compass rose, a legend, drawn/labeled
neatly, and colored with colored pencils.
www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.html...Great for
geographic details!
geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm...
Historical Timeline
Knowing the history of a state, or at least
a few significant events, can lead to a greater understanding of the people and
what it is like to live in that state. Besides, it is kind of interesting, too!
Using provided
paper, create a timeline of:
At least 12 important events that took
place,
Illustrate with at least 4 colored
pictures.
**Remember, a timeline is a number line.
You should have benchmark dates with equal intervals.
BONUS Choose either...pictures with all
12 events OR find a total of 20 events.
HistoryMole.com
HistoryMole.com
Population Graph
How has the population of your state grown
or shrunk in the last 100 years? Every ten years a census is taken to count all
the citizens in the United States. Look up the census information about your
state. Create a graph to show how the population has changed over the last 100
years.
Make sure you choose an appropriate graph
and that everything is labeled clearly.
State Coins
Which coin graphics did your state vote on
to represent itself? You will find your state’s coin, download a picture
of it, and describe the images and words that are on your coin in a paragraph.
You will now design a coin that YOU would
like to see your state use. Make sure to search for the many submitted
options your state was choosing from when making their choice.
Use a plain white piece of paper, make sure
your coin and pictures are large enough to have good detail. You should
also have words and/or dates on your coin.
Pick ONE of the Following:
*Travel Brochure
Here you will create a pamphlet describing
the tourist attractions.
The COVER:
will need to include the state name and a
picture and short description of one attraction.
The INSIDE:
will need to list any information about
your state that would sell your state to tourists. What locations are the most
attractive? Feature them. You will be a salesperson here. Choose carefully.
Other ideas, but not mandatory, might include the following:
Exciting activities available.
Historic and scenic locations.
An outline map of your state with arrows to
the attraction spots.
For each attraction spot give a detailed
paragraph.
Include at least 3 actual pictures of the
attraction spots. (copy the pictures) BONUS: Design a Power Point travel guide in addition to the paper
pamphlet.
*Recipes
Regions are often distinguished by the
foods which are served. What foods are your state known for?
Find 3 recipes of traditional dishes served
in your state. If you can not find the exact recipe, explain what the main
ingredients are in 3 types of food served in your state.
Try to choose one you can make for the
state fair.
BONUS for cooking one of the recipes for
your family. Taste it, and write a paragraph on whether you liked the dish or
not and why.
*Sports
What major sports teams are found in your
state? Basketball, football, soccer, hockey?? Look up the basic statistics on
the major teams in the state and prepare a chart to display them.
Who are the famous/best players on the
team? How is the team doing this year/how did they do last year? What is their
records for wins and losses?
Include all interesting and important information about the teams.
*Weather/Climate
Would you enjoy living in your state? The
weather (or climate) can make a place enjoyable or miserable. Don't you think?
For your state:
*Create a chart for summer and winter high
and low temperatures.
*Create a chart of average rainfall for
each of the seasons.
*Today's weather in your state.
And describe in a short paragraph why or
why not you would want to live in your chosen state.
BONUS ...find 5 facts about the current
weather conditions in the capital of your state. The weather conditions must be
for this current week.
www.washingtonpost.com... The Washington
Post (a newspaper) has gathered information on weather. Click on the weather
link next to the header—this will take you to the weather portion of the
website. Then, in the search box type your state’s name. This site will also
give you current events and lead you to other sites to search for information
besides the weather!
www.weather.com… Look here for world
weather.
www.infohub.com/guide/...Find your state
and click on "When to Go."
In Class/Gym State Fair
You will be setting up a booth that
represents your state. Students from all four classes in the grade level and
parents will visit the state fair. This is your chance to highlight the most important
and most interesting things you learned through your research. Be
creative—and have fun!
For your booth, you will make a
backdrop/board that includes:
*the name of your state as a title (large
font)
*your map
*pictures of important/interesting people
and places
*timeline
*the flag of your country
*other interesting facts/information about
your country.
Everything
on your board and display needs to be tidy, typed, and needs to fit on the top
of your desk.
You will also need to prepare 4 to 8 note cards to help you
share information and details about your state.
Optional:
You can prepare/bring a food item native to your state for
others to sample. Be prepared with any serving utensils needed and for
many people to want a sample.
In Class Presentations
In order to set up an effective presentation you will need to:
*Choose 5 components of your state report to share.
*Practice aloud what you are going to share. You will not be
allowed to just read from your report.
*Find props if possible...books, flag, money, something from that
country, recording of anthem...be creative!
*Before you begin, ask 2 questions that you will answer during
your 5-7 minutes.
*Explain why or why not you would want to visit your state.
Make your presentation last between 5 and
7 minutes -no shorter, no longer.
You will be teacher for 7 minutes, so teach
what you think is most important about the state you have studied.
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